While few of us look forward to cold days and dark nights, for people with asthma and allergy it can be a miserable time. We look at why asthma and allergy can be worse in the colder months and what you can do to tackle common culprits.

In today's world, exposure to stress is inevitable. While scientists now believe a moderate amount of stress is good for us, more than one in five of us feel stressed at work, and stress has outstripped the common cold as the main reason for taking time off.

While few of us look forward to cold days and dark nights, for people with asthma and allergy it can be a miserable time. We look at why asthma and allergy can be worse in the colder months and what you can do to tackle common culprits.

In today's world, exposure to stress is inevitable. While scientists now believe a moderate amount of stress is good for us, more than one in five of us feel stressed at work, and stress has outstripped the common cold as the main reason for taking time off.